About leadership strategy of Gandhi ji

1. Gandhi and
Leadership

2. Transformational Leadership Definition
 Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership style that leads to
positive changes in those who follow (Transformational Leadership)
 This means that in order to be a transformational leader, a person must lead
by example and motivate their followers to achieve a common goal.

3. The 4 steps used to
become a
Transformational Leader
 In order to be a transformational
leader, a person must:
-Challenge the Process : find
something that needs to be changed
-Inspire a Shared Vision: work with
the followers to accomplish a goal
-Enable others to act: help others
and inspire them in a way that makes
them feel that they NEED to reach that
goal
-Model the Way: lead by example
and show followers the difference of
right from wrong

4. The characteristics of a
Transformational leader
 Being a transformational leader can be very challenging.
The characteristics below describe a successful
transformational leader.
-Idealized Influence: the leader and follower must have
mutual respect and trust
-Inspirational motivation: making sure every single
follower know that they are important is the key to being a
successful transformational leader
-Intellectual stimulation: leaders must be encouraging
throughout the process
-Individualized consideration: every single follower
must be recognized by their work ethic and skills

5. Gandhi and
Transformational
Leadership
 One important leader in history who has
demonstrated transformational leadership
throughout his life was Mahatma Gandhi
 Gandhi was a major part of Indian
Independence in the British-ruled India
 He was known as a transformational leader
because he influenced people in a way that
made everyone feel that they were needed to
achieve the goal of independence
 He was also a positive leader because he
pushed non-violence.

6. Gandhi
 Gandhi used transformational
leadership to free India from
British rule by protesting with
non-violence
 He stopped the civil war by
fasting and protesting
 He was determined to have
peace throughout India

7. Challenge the
Process
 Gandhi realized that the British
were getting money from the
natives in India because they
were buying their clothes from
them. This helped to local
economies in India and it made
the British economy decline in
India.
 In this scene, Gandhi realized this
problem was not fair and there
needed to be change in order for
India to become an Independent
nation.

8. Inspire a Shared
Vision/Enable Others
to Act
 Gandhi told the people in India to
stop buying British clothes and
make their own handmade
clothes.
 In this scene, he told everyone to
bring their British-made clothes
to a certain spot and they would
set everyone’s clothes on fire to
prove the point that they weren’t
going to buy any more British
clothing.

9. Model the Way
 Gandhi learned how to make his own clothes and inspired others to do the
same.
 Gandhi was sewing his own clothes and he made the British woman learn how
to sew her own clothing too.

10. How Gandhi demonstrates
Inspirational Motivation
 Inspirational motivation means that the leader must
work with the followers to a common goal and inspire
the followers to want to achieve that goal the same way
the leader does
 In Gandhi’s case, he demonstrated this by:
-giving speeches in public
-pushing non-violence
-persuading his followers to become an independent
nation
-using positive feedback after something good happens

11. Conclusion
 The definition of a true transformational leader is a leadership style that
leads to positive changes in those who follow (Transformational Leadership)
 Mahatma Gandhi demonstrated this by realizing that there was a problem in
India, which was the problem that the British were having too much control
over the people. He then tried to fix the problem by pushing non-violence and
breaking away from the British rule in India. He recognized the people’s
opinions.
 Gandhi was a true transformational leader because he truly cared about the
cause and he never gave up when times were tough.

12. Works cited
• "Gandhi, M. K. (1927). An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with
Truth. Boston: Beacon Press.
• Krishnaswami, S. (2007). Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography. New York: Oxford
University Press.
• Weber, H. (2001). Gandhi: A Life. New York: HarperCollins.
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